World news about “Ghana” published by euronews.
WISE prizes for educational innovation Doha’s World Innovative Summit for Education (WISE) 2011 has awarded six prizes to educational projects from across the world. The winning projects include… 29/03/2012
Nobel winners Tawakul Karman & Leymah Gbowee – nocomment Tawakul Karman is congratulated for her Nobel Peace Prize by other women in Yemen. Meanwhile Leymah Gbowee, the leader of the Women For Peace movement… 09/10/2011
How do you train a leader? This week we focus on the leaders of the future. We have three very different stories of how new generations are being primed for leadership roles. In Ghana… 12/11/2010
Ghana’s opposition boycotts presidential swearing inGhana’s John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in as president pledging to focus on development and to unite the country. Despite an opposition boycott over… 08/01/2013
Opposition allege fraud in Ghana presidential voteGhana’s incumbent President John Dramani Mahama is calling his election win “a victory for all Ghanaians” after the electoral commission confirmed he… 10/12/2012
Ghana presidential vote extended by a dayGhana’s election commisioner has given voters an extra day to cast their ballots after technical problems hit the presidential election. Although incumbent… 08/12/2012
Three dead in Ghana shopping mall collapseAt least three people have been killed in Ghana after a shopping centre collapsed in the capital, Accra. Forty people have been pulled out alive. But… 08/11/2012
Argentina seeks to broker seized ship’s releaseArgentinian officials plan to travel to Ghana to negotiate the release of a seized naval vessel. A Ghananian court ruled the Libertad ship could be held… 13/10/2012
Thieves steal Ghanaian king’s crown jewelsA suitcase belonging to Ghana’s King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II has been stolen from his country’s embassy in Oslo, Norweigan police and diplomatic sources said on… 13/10/2012
Ghana to aid Ivory Coast probe into deadly cross-border raidsGhana has promised to help investigate attacks in Ivory Coast that are being blamed on the supporters of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbago. Eight… 25/09/2012
Caretaker leader takes over in Ghana after president diesHours after the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills, Ghana has a new leader. According to the country’s constitution, Vice-President John Dramani… 25/07/2012
Ghana President John Atta Mills diesThe President of Ghana, John Atta Mills, has died, according to a statement from his office. The official release says the 68-year-old leader passed away… 24/07/2012
Back in the Day: the US, Ghana and the orange juice incidentOctober 10, 1957. The finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah stops to buy orange juice in a restaurant in Dover, Delaware, USA but is refused… 07/10/2011
Ghana says ‘no’ to Ivory Coast military missionSupporters of the man clinging onto power in Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, had a reason to cheer a little more loudly when neighbouring Ghana said it would not… 08/01/2011
Obama: Africa must accept responsibilityPresident Obama has wound up his whirlwind visit to Ghana, with a high-profile trip to a former slave trading post. Thousands of people flocked to Cape Coast… 11/07/2009
Short but sweet: Obama’s historic trip to GhanaOn his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since entering the White House, President Obama has been formally welcomed to Ghana. Amid pomp and ceremony, the… 11/07/2009
Obama makes historic African tripUS President Barack Obama has arrived in Ghana on his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Joined by wife Michelle and their two daughters, Obama’s… 11/07/2009
Ghana eagerly awaits Obama visitOn the streets of the capital of Ghana they are pulling out all the stops for a one-day visit by the US President. As the first black American President… 10/07/2009
Ghana elects new PresidentGhanaians have narrowly voted-in John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress as the country’s new President. But it was one of the closest… 03/01/2009
Huge voter turnout in Ghana in election too close to callPolls are closed in Ghana after large numbers turned out to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. President John Kufour is stepping down after… 08/12/2008
Ghana gets ready to voteFinal electoral rallies have been held in Ghana ahead of Sunday’s election for a successor to President John Kufuor. The race, which many expect to go to a… 06/12/2008
